Car-roof



(No Model.)

J. F. .VBRONEE & 9. MQIN'EIRNEYJ GAR ROOF.

No. 491,909. Patentd Feb, 14, 1893,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. VERONEE AND GEORGE MOINERNEY, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CAR-ROOF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 491,909, dated February14, 1893.

Application filed July 22,1892. Serial No. 440,922. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES F.VERONEE and GEORGE MCINERNEY, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Charleston, in the county of Charlestonand State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Oar-Roofs; and we do declare the following to bea full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Our invention has reference to improvements in rooting for railway carsand other structures, and has for its object to provide a roof which maybe easily laid and repaired, and which shall be inexpensive in itsmanufacture, thoroughly waterproof and durable.

Our invention consists in the construction and relative arrangements ofthe several parts constituting our improved roof all of which willhereinafter be fully and clearly described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1,'illustrates in perspective view the upper portion of a freightcar having our improved roof thereon; Fig. 2, a detail of one of theroof sections; Fig. 3 a cross sectional view of the running board; Fig.4, a longitudinal sectional view of a portion thereof; and Fig. 5, adetail view of one of the caps employed.

Like letters of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawings.

The letter A denotes the upper portion of a car of ordinary constructionto which our improved roofing is applied. The roofing is composed ofsections 1) formed from sheet metal, preferably galvanized iron, and islaid transversely to the length of the car. These sections are eachprovided with the ridge 0 arranged at right angles to the main portion,and extending outward therefrom is a flange d which is provided withnail holes cl. On the side opposite to the ridge cis a hollow ridge ewhich is adapted to fit over the ridge 0 on the adjacent section. Theseridges terminate a short distance from the ends of the sections therebyforming flanges f which are in practice bent over and secured to theupper edge of the car roof. Vertical cuts 9 are made centrally in theridges and the sections are bent at this point to conform to the shapeof the roof. h is a continuation of the flangef to form a lap-joint withthe adjacent flange. 'i 2' represent caps which are formed from sheetmetal with the lower edges 2" cut to conform to the shape of thesections. These caps are applied to the ridges after the sections arelaid, and serve to bind the joint and prevent leakage through the cutsg.

The running or tread board j comprises a platform 70 having blocks Z lat each end thereof which rest on the ends of the roof where thesections are formed without ridges as shown. Between these blocks aredisposed a series of grooved blocks 1% equal in number to the joints inthe roof, and which fit over the ridges and interposed caps and rigidlyhold the structure in place. The running board is secured to the roof bymeans of metallic strips n which are secured at one end to the undersideof the platform and at the other end to the upper portion of the end ofthe car.

In operation, the sections are laid transversely, with the ridgesinterengaging and the flanges securely nailed to the roof of the carwhich is not in any manner prepared therefor; the caps are placed overthe joints and the runningboard applied and secured in position.

The usual practice in roofing cars is to form a notch or groove in theapex of the car roof and to employ rivets, cleats, solder, bolts and thelike to apply the sections; but by reason of our construction all thislabor and accessories are dispensed with, and the cost materiallyreduced. The roofing may be easily and quickly removed for repairsifnecessary, and the liability of leakage is reduced to the minimum.

We claim:

In a car roof, the combination with a series of roof sections each ofwhich is formed with In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures aclosed ridge and a hollow ridge, and with in presence of two Witnesses.side and end flanges, of a series of caps which span the engaged ridges,a series of trans- J. F. VERONEE. versely laid blocks having grooveswhich span GEORGE MGINERNEY. the caps, a running board secured to thetop Vitnesses:

of the blocks, and metallic strips connecting WV. T. FITZ GERALD,

the ends of the board to the cm. J. L. DAWSON.

